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     16C.064 Cost-benefit analysis. 


    (a) The commissioner or an agency official to whom the 
 commissioner has delegated duties under section 16C.03, 
 subdivision 16, may not approve a contract or purchase of goods 
 or services in an amount greater than $50,000,000 unless a 
 cost-benefit analysis has been completed and shows a positive 
 benefit to the public.  The Management Analysis Division must 
 perform or direct the performance of the analysis.  Money 
 appropriated for the contract or purchase must be used to pay 
 for the analysis.  A cost-benefit analysis must be performed for 
 a project if an aggregation of contracts or purchases for a 
 project exceeds $50,000,000. 


    (b) All cost-benefit analysis documents under this section, 
 including preliminary drafts and notes, are public data. 


    (c) If a cost-benefit analysis does not show a positive 
 benefit to the public, the governor may approve a contract or 
 purchase of goods or services if a cost-effectiveness study had 
 been done that shows the proposed project is the most effective 
 way to provide a necessary public good. 


    (d) This section applies to contracts for goods or services 
 that are expected to have a useful life of more than three 
 years.  This section does not apply for purchase of goods or 
 services for response to a natural disaster if an emergency has 
 been declared by the governor.  This section does not apply to 
 contracts involving the Minnesota state colleges and 
 universities, state buildings, or state highways. 


    (e) This section is repealed effective July 1, 2008. 


    HIST: 2005 c 156 art 2 s 21

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